disclaimer: disclaimed.

fandom: code geass
pairing: suzaku/euphemia
prompt: marriage proposal

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It never would have worked out.

He has to tell himself that over and over and over again; she is an Empress now, and she does not have time for frivolous things like love. The fall over her hair over her shoulder is silk to make him ache deep in his soul.

And she will be married to someone else.

But Euphemia turns towards him, biting at her lip, eyes gone wide and scared and they could be anywhere—they could be anyone.

"Stay close to me," she says.

Suzaku can deny her nothing.